Budgeting for Children: Making the Dollars STRETCH!

As I mentioned yesterday, we adhere to a strict budget for children’s supplies and learning materials.  Despite that, I never feel like Kent lacks for things he needs. Here are some ways we keep the costs to a minimum: Always, always read the reviews and do research before making a purchase.  A cheap product is […]

Budgeting for Children: Learning Materials and Beyond

I’m not sure why but I feel led to write about this right now.  We’ll see if Kent sleep schedule agrees.  😉 In my post about our Montessori Inspired Kitchen Setup I shared some of the products we’ve purchased for Kent to use.  We are on a tight budget around here so it is important […]

Incorporating Montessori in Our Home: Kitchen Setup

It’s not like me to post pictures of something before it’s perfect and completed… but it’s also not like me to actually post pictures of anything I intend to share. I want to make sure this makes it on the blog so here it is in it’s current state. I intend to post more pictures […]

On Break to Plan!

We’re here and doing well!  Brian has been in the fields a lot for Spring planting and Kent is enjoyed riding along every chance he gets.  I’ve had more time at home alone than normal.  So, I took a break from Tot School to map out plans for the next several months.  We’ll be kicking […]

Tot School: Chick theme

Kent was 21 months old. I found so many cute chick activities while searching for Easter ideas!  We raise a couple hundred chickens a year here, plus we have some laying hens wandering around.  Our first batch of day-old chicks arrived on April 5th.  We learned all about chicks and chickens that week! I picked […]